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Basilosaurus sp.

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Description

The head of Basilosaurus did not have room for a melon like modern toothed whales, and the brain was smaller in comparison, as well. They are not believed to have had the social capabilities of modern whales.

Middle Eocene (Bartonian)
Samlat Formation, Gerran Member
Oueded-Da, Had-Iagouira, Dakhla, Morocco
62mm premolar of a “shark-toothed” whale. Minor repair
Mammal, Cetacean

Additional information

Weight 60 g